ADVOCACY – THE JUDGE’S VIEW, SERIES 2 PART 6 : “GORILLAS FROM THE NORTH”: SIR HARRY OGNALL
In this series about a judge’s guide to advocacy I looking at – and recommending – “A Life of Crime” by (Sir) Harry Ognall (plain “Harry Ognall” on the front page of the book). Unlike a lot of memoirs this…
WHEN THE PLEADINGS APPEAR TO HAVE BEEN PUT IN THE PAPER BIN AT TRIAL (SHADES OF THE OFFICE)
The judgment in Premier Paper Group Ltd v Buchanan McPherson Ltd [2018] EWCA Civ 15 contains some interesting observations about the way in which the parties departed from their pleadings. Although the claim succeeded this case how important it is that…
PROVING THINGS 83: WHEN A DEFENDANT DOES NOT GIVE EVIDENCE, ADVERSE INFERENCES CAN BE DRAWN: STAGED CRASH ESTABLISHED
In UK Insurance Ltd v Gentry [2018] EWHC 37 (QB) Mr Justice Teare considered what inferences can properly be drawn when a defendant, accused of dishonesty, does not give evidence. KEY POINTS The claimant brought a case in deceit – alleging…
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